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Special City Council Meeting Thursday, February 20,2014 Page 11 was not a permitted use and otherwise let their developments be fitted to the area; to which Mr. Rancone responded affirmatively. Mayor different Roe opined that this was no different than what he ways to say it. e was suggesting, simply At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mayor Roe suggested ver- sus five colors geographically to accommodate the larger development communi- ty's request for a broader picture. Dan Regan, Roseville-based commercial developer — Launch Properties — with their office located on Fairview and Highway 36; and owning a 20-acre parcel on County Road C between Fairview and Snelling Avenues Mr. Regan noted that his firm had been monitoring the situation in Twin Lakes for the last twenty years as well, and was familiar with and not outsiders to the events and battles over the years. Speaking in general, Mr. Regan looked at the Twin Lakes planning district from a long-term phased approach for development. While time could be spent guidin subdistricts to uses or unpermitted uses, Mr. Regan suggested g was ex- ercise at the City Council and staff level and what made the most sense. Howev- er, at the end of the day, Mr. Regan opined that it would be the market that deter- mined the development, using the Sherman project, the first apartment complex built in Roseville in over twenty years and serving as a nice test for the market. In noting where that firm decided to locate the complex, he noted their considerate of main arterials and backing up to Langton Lake, a consideration high density, senior housing type � great spot for that type of g ype development, opining that they would work well together from his perspective as a developer. However, Mr. Regan further opined that there were other uses that would work there, such as evidenced with CSI proposal from Colliers representing the Dorso site and recent competitions with other metropolitan communities for the CSI which subsequently proved unsuccessful. Mr. Regan expressed his apprecia- tion to staff and the City Council for their assistance and support for the proposal, and the potential of that use making sense for that site. Mr. Regan noted that they were selected as the lead developer and had become aware of that deal through the marketplace as they researched who was looking in certain areas and their in- terest and focus. Mr. Regan noted that they were looking for high visibility to the freeway— a perfect market case study— and at adjacent ies and Mr. Regan opined that housing would not ave made sense onTthat s te;tand uses.r worked around Langton Lake, that area made perfect sense for housing or a larger as he corporate office use. Mr. Regan noted that other sites were found more favorable (e.g. NW Quadrant in New Brighton and in Brooklyn Park/Highway 610) to pro- vide that billboard presence and visibility.